List of Famous people born in January
Alexis Francisco Peña
Alexis Francisco Peña López is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX club Cruz Azul on loan from Guadalajara.
Mishaal bin Majid
Mishaal bin Majid Al Saud has been governor of Jeddah since 1997 and a member of House of Saud.
Sergei Khudyakov
Sergei Alexandrovich Khudyakov ; (born Armenak Artem Khanferiants, was a Soviet Armenian Marshal of the aviation.
Miguel Reina
Miguel Reina Santos is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Altai Kölgınov
Altai Seidırūly Kölgınov is a Kazakh politician who is currently serving as the äkim of Astana since June 2019.
Érika Olivera
Érika Alejandra Olivera de la Fuente is a female marathon runner from Chile and deputy for the National Renewal party. She has competed at five Olympic Games, the most Olympic appearances ever by a female marathon runner.
Prince Hashem bin Al Abdullah
Prince Hashem bin Abdullah is the fourth child and second son of King Abdullah II of Jordan and Queen Rania. Prince Hashem is part of the Hashemite family and is reportedly the 42nd-generation direct descendant of prophet Mohammad. He shares his birthday with his father and is second in line to the Jordanian throne, after his elder brother, Crown Prince Hussein.
Daijirō Hashimoto
Daijiro Hashimoto is a politically independent former governor of the Kōchi Prefecture who served from 1991 to 2007, with an intermediate resignation in 2004 to test support after a scandal alleging transactions between his campaign aide and a construction company in 1991. He is also the host of "Wide Scramble", a morning show on TV Asahi. His policies included encouraging a more open government and the implementation of a green tax to help preserve forests. He is considered to be a reformer. Hashimoto is the brother of the former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.
Abdulfattah Adam
Abdulfattah Adam is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Pro League side Al-Raed on loan from Al-Nassr, and the Saudi Arabia national team.
Sa'ad Al-Faqih
Sa'ad Rashed Mohammad al-Faqih, also known as Sa'ad Al-Fagih, is a Muslim Saudi national and former surgeon who heads the Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA). He lives in London. He was a key player in preparing the “Letter of Demands” of 1991 and the "Memorandum of Advice" the following year. Both documents were endorsed by a considerable number of prominent figures, including Sheikh Bin Baz, Al-Uthaymeen and Salman Al-Ouda, and were then presented to the king at the time Fahd. In 1994, the Committee for the Defense of Legitimate Rights was established and Al-Faqeeh was appointed as the head of its London office, with another Saudi dissident Mohammad al-Massari as the spokesperson. The two separated, and al-Faqih went on to set up MIRA in 1996.